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World Emoji Day: 38 New Emojis Coming in 2016

Earlier in the year, Unicode unveiled the next round of new
emojis which will include a shark, bacon, and a selfie. They are described in
detail on the Unicode website, along with proposed graphics for each. They won’t
be available until next year, and then it will be up to companies like Apple
and Google to design them and incorporate them into their emoji keyboards.

The new emojis were chosen based on requests made by the
public, the number of Google searches, and the cultural significance of the object.
Apple previously updated their emoji keyboard in order to reflect more human
diversity, allowing the option to choose between 5 different new skin tones and
same-sex couples.

Google images

Last year, New York couple Alex Goldmark and Liza Stark wanted
to see what would happen if they communicated using only emojis in their texts
for a month. Unsurprisingly, things got lost in translation. In the conversation below, for example, Liza is telling Alex that she won’t meet him tonight because a
friend just had a death in the family, and it isn't easy to follow. Alex told Buzzfeed that he found himself
more willing to send cheesy messages because it only took the tap of a button.

buzzfeed.com

Here’s a full list of the emojis coming next year:

Face with cowboy hat

Clown face

Nauseated face

Drooling face

Lying face

Rolling on the floor laughing

Call me hand

Raised back of hand

Selfie

Left-facing fist

Right-facing fist

Black heart

Croissant

Avocado

Cucumber

Bacon

Potato

Carrot

Fox face

Eagle

Duck

Bat

Shark

Owl

Handshake

Hand with first and index fingers crossed

Pregnant woman

Face palm

Shrug

Man Dancing

Prince

Man in tuxedo

Mother Christmas

Wilted flower

Scooter

Motor scooter

Octagonal sign

Clinking glasses

Aaron Waterhouse

Aaron is a recent English graduate from Durham University who is now working as a content writer intern. An enthusiastic traveller, he hopes to become a journalist and report from around the world. Follow him@AaronAtSMF

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